题目内容
阅读下面的短文,然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Perhaps you do not know your school principal well. But you might be wise to take him or her seriously. Peking University will enroll students recommended by high school principals this year. Oh November 16, 2009 Peking University released a list of 39 high school principals in 10 provinces who have the chance to recommend students. If the students recommended pass a round of interviews by Peking University, they will have an extra 30 points added to their national college entrance exam scores if they apply to the university after the exam. Peking University said the reason behind the move was a desire to give students with comprehensive and special abilities a chance to stand out.
However, a survey conducted by leading Chinese web portal sina. Com showed 10,046 out of 14,227 people surveyed were against the new idea. Most said the recommendations were unfair on other students. Xue Yong, a Peking University alumni who is now an assistant professor at Suffolk University, told Qianjiang Evening News the experiment could be dangerous if it is abused. But Qu Jun, former deputy director of Shanghai municipal education commission, said the experiment represents much needed change to the existing university entrance system, which had been criticized for years.
写作内容
1.以约30个词概括这段短文的内容;
2.然后以约120个词就“北大校长推荐制”进行议论,内容包括:
(1)你是否支持北大建立校长推荐制来选拔优秀学生?请简述理由;
(2)你认为怎样的学生最值得中学校长推荐?
写作要求:
1.在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子;
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
读写任务
概括要点:
1.获得校长推荐的学生有更大机会入读北大;
2.不同观点:一些人赞成,大部分人反对;
3.原因:不公平
This year, quality students will have a better chance to get into Peking University with recommendation from their principals.Though some people praised the reform, the majority recommendation from their principals.Though some people praised the reform, the majority surveyed showed their disapproval for its potential unfairness.
I am one of those who are against the program.
First of all, justice is in doubt when it comes to which school is qualified for the recommendation.As the privilege is restricted to 39 middle schools, students from less renowned ones that are not granted the right would surely have fewer opportunities.
Secondly, the purpose of the program may not be realized.A survey shows that the chosen schools tend to recommend the best of their students, who do perfectly well in exams and do not need recommendation at all.In my opinion, the value of such a system is that candidates who are gifted in some fields but may fail the regular entrance examination can go to Peking University.As a matter of fact, the university may not get what it wants.
Therefore, in order to make sure that excellent students with special talents can enter universities, which in turn encourages high schools to help train such students, we need more creative and efficient reforms in our education system.
阅读下面的短文,然后从A-F选项中,为每一小段选择合适的标题, 并把答案写在答案卷上。
A. The most common problem is a “wandering” mind B. Selective listening is also a mental barrier C. Listening isn’t an easy skill to master D. Attitude can also influence good listening E. Noise and background music makes listening more difficult F. Listening is also related to the level of the listener’s knowledge |
1._____________
Listening is not as easy as someone thought. Even good listeners may recall only fifty percent of what they hear. Retention, the ability to remember and recall information, decreases about twenty to twenty-five percent after a few days. So no matter how well you listen in class, you’re always going to have to refresh your memory before a test! Unfortunately, many people have poor listening habits, and little listening training. To improve your listening skills, it’s important to understand what causes poor listening.
2.___________
If you find it difficult to concentrate solely on what a speaker is saying, there’s a good reason. The mind processes information much faster than a speaker can speak. The brain can process over 500 words per minute, while the average speaker talks at a rate of 124 to 250 words per minute. That means the mind can hear what’s being said and can think about something else at the same time.
3.____________
If you have a negative idea about the speaker or the topic, you’ll find it difficult to listen attentively. Hostile or captive audiences often have more difficultly listening than do favorable or voluntary ones.
4.____________
If a speaker speaks “above the heads” of an audience, people find it difficult to concentrate. Speakers who use unfamiliar words or who use incomplete explanations make it more difficult to listen. Speakers who “speak down” to audiences, failing to acknowledge what the audience already knows, also create mental blocks.
5.___________
When people listen selectively, they simply block out what they don’t want to hear. For instance, many people have habits that are dangerous to their health, like smoking. However, they often choose to block out what a speaker says about health risks. They may listen to a speech and think that the speaker’s message applies to other people, not them. In other words, they hear what they want to hear and ignore what they don’t want to hear.